What is the distance between #(4, 7)# and # (-6,7) #?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-18T10:00:00

10

the distance formula goes:
let (a,b) and (c,d) be 2 points with x coordinates a,c and y coordinates b,d respectively.

#d=sqrt((c-a)^2+(d-b)^2)#

apply the formula to the problem

#d=sqrt((-6-4)^2+(7-7)^2)#

#d=sqrt((-10)^2#

#d=sqrt(100)#

#d=10#

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